Anthony eustace



Oca. 5 1926.'

A. Eus'rAcE RAY READING BOX Filed Nov.- 18, 1925 25 prehends a reading box having Patented Oct. 5, 1926.

Urso STATES AN'rHoNY nns'racn, 4or Naw xonx, N. Y.

'x-nnx READING Box.

Application iled November 18, 1925. Serial No. 69,902.

is thus obvious that when occasion arises for' comparing a plurality of pictures either of the same size or of diierent sizes, a number of reading'boxes of this character must be employed or else the pictures must be successively positioned over the window openrimarily the invention comprehends as an improvement over the common forms o reading boxes, a reading box having a plurality of window openin s.

' As a further object, tie invention' coma plurality of window openings and means co-operating with the window openings X-ray pictures of differentdimensions.

As a still further object the invention resides in the provision of a reading box including a casing having a plurality oi?4 window openings, an illuminating means with a reflecting device for directing the light rays in a given direction, and means of connection between the illuminating means and window openings to permit of relative movement therebetween, whereby the relected light rays may be selectively directed againstthe window openings as desired.

More specifically, the invention comprehends means for maintaining the relative adjusted positions of the illuminating means and the casing, and means for varying the 4position oi the reiector and illuminating 45, means tofocus thebeam of light reiected in accordance with the size or dimension of the X-ray pictures in the' various window open- The invention aims as a still w further object to provide an X-ray .reading boxv 'of greatereiciency than those heretofore pro` A duced which' does not materially add to the expense of manufacture, and which is coinarativel simple in 'its' construction and V55. highly ecient in its purpose,

to accommodate l With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is' had to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which there is-exhibited one example or embodiment of the invention which is in no Way intended as a limitation upon the scope of the appended claims as it is to be clearly understood that variations and modifications which properly fall within/ the scope of said claims may be resorted to when found expedient. l

In the drawingsn Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view "through an X-ray reading box constructed in. accordance with the invention;

Fi 2 is a horizontal sectional view thereof ta en approximately on the line 2-2'of Fig. 1;

Fig 3 isla fragmentary detail sectional View taken approximately on the line inf dicated at 3 3 in Fig. 2;v

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken approximately on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, indicating the use of a maximum sized X-ray picture;

Fig. 5 is a similar view illustrating'the adapter device employed for facilitating the reading ofX-ray pictures of different sizes;

Fig.v 6 is a fragmentary detail sectional view of the casing with the transpicuous panel removed. v

Referring to the drawings/by characters of reference, 10 designates a suitable base or support for the box or casing indicated generally by the reference character 11, which box or casing includes closed top and bottom walls 12 and 13, connected by side Walls 14 defining window openings having inner, outer and intermediate spaced lower horizontal rims or flanges 15, 16 and 1f? and inner and outer marginal vertical rims or flanges 18 and' 19. Therims or ianges 18 and '19 incline inwardly and upwardly, and a upwardly. from the base,

' being of tubular formation and provided y with an annular flange 24 at its lower end secured or anchored by fastening elements' to the base 10. The bearmg element 22 preferably consists of a vertical sleeve portion 25 having an annular flange 26 at its lower end underlying` the bottom wall 13 of the casing with the vertical sleeve portion 25 extending upwardly through an opening" centrallyof the bottom wall 13'. A clamping washer 27 fits over the sleeve portion 25, overlies the bottom wall 13 adjacent'the cen- Y tral opening therein, and is secured to the lterposed between bottom wall and the flange 26 by screws or other fastening devices 28. The upper end of the tubular bearing stud 23 is interiorly threaded and receives the threaded nipple 2,9 of a lamp socket 30. The lamp socket 30 is adapted to receive an electric lamp 31 and is also adapted to support a reflector 32 for reflecting and projecting light rays from the lamp in a given direction to cast light reflections through the panel and X- ray picture whichA is brought into the pat-h of the reflected Ylight rays from the lamp by turning of the casing or box 11, it, of course, bemg understood that the lamp and reflector are maintained and supported in stationaryrelation to the base 10.

In order to insure proper registry of each paneled window opening with the reflected light rays and to maintain the casing or box against accidental turning movement, radially disposed ribs and grooves 33 and 34 are provided respectively on the confronting faces` of the flanges24 and '26.' Interengagement of the ribs and grooves is eected and maintained by means of a spring 35 inthe upper end of the sleeve portion 25 anda covering cap 36 of substantially inverted cup-shaped formation which is adjustably held against the u per end of the. 'spring by a nut 37 threaded on the nipple 29.

The reflector is adju'stably supported on 39 of the horizontal arm is hingedly connected to the section 40 of'the vertical arm," as at 42, and the section 38 of the horizontal. arm is provided at its free end with a clamp element 43 embracing the lamp socket 30. Set screws 44 are employedfor maintaining the telescopically connected sections-of the arms."

1n their adjusted relation. Under thisarrangement, it. is obvious that the reflector may be adjusted with respect to the lamp said bearing stud- 31 to properly focus the beam on the transpicuous panels 20, `or, if desired, the reflector may be swung downwardly to a nonreflecting position when it is desired to merely illuminate the.interior of the casing or box to light all of the transpicuous panels simultaneously. s l In order-to provide means to adapt the window openings to support films of lesser size or dimension than the transpicuous panel, one or more frames 50 are'em'ployed, said frames having the lupper edge of the lower rail provided with an offset flange `5l to receive the loweredge of the X-ray-pictureor the lower edge of the next smaller size adapter frame.

In practice when 'rt is desired to successively read a number of X-ray pictures, the pictures are respectively arranged j within the various window openings of the casing and overlying the transpicuous panels 20, said pictures being successively brought into registry with the beam of light reflected from the lamp 31 by turning the casing with respect tothe base 10. In instances where it is desired to display all oflthe pictures simultaneously, the reflector` is initially swung downward to an out-of-the-way position. j

What is claimedis: 1. An X-ray reading box, including a rotary casing having a plurality of window openings in which the X-ray pictures are adapted 'to be arranged, a base upon which said casing is mounted for rotation, cans attached to the base and extending upwardvly through the casing for supporting-a lamp,

a reflector Carried by said supporting means for relative adjustments with respect to the same, whereby to focus the light rays reflected thereby, and adapter means insertable within the window openings for supporting -ray pictures of" various sizes for comparative reading of the same upon rotation of the casing.

2'.`An ,X-ray reading box, including a base, a bearing stud therefrom, a casing having a plurality -of window openings in 'which the X-ray pictures are adapted to be arranged, a bearing element adapted to fit over said bearing stud for rotatably mounting the casing on the case, illuminating and reflecting means carried' by said stud for projecting a light beam ,ina given direction, whereby upon rotation "o'f'the casing the several window.- openings projecting upwardly 

